मे
Hindi
Etymology 1
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀫𑀚𑁆𑀛𑁂 (majjhe), from Sanskrit মধ্যে (madhye), locative of মধ্য (madhya, “middle”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *mádʰyas, from Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos.
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /meː/, /mẽː/
Postposition
मे • (me)
- alternative form of में (mẽ)
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /meː/
Noun
मे • (me) ?
- alternative form of मई (maī)
Marathi
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /me/
Noun
मे • (me) ?
- May (fifth month in Gregorian calendar)
See also
| Gregorian calendar months in Marathi · ग्रेगोरियन दिनदर्शिकेतील महिने (gregoriyan dinadarśiketīl mahine) (layout · text) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| January | February | March | April |
| जानेवारी (jānevārī) | फेब्रुवारी (phebruvārī) | मार्च (mārca) | एप्रिल (epril) |
| May | June | July | August |
| मे (me) | जून (jūn) | जुलै (julai) | ऑगस्ट (ŏgasṭa) |
| September | October | November | December |
| सप्टेंबर (sapṭembar) | ऑक्टोबर (ŏkṭobar) | नोव्हेंबर (novhembar) | डिसेंबर (ḍisembar) |
References
- Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983), “मे”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
- Molesworth, James Thomas (1857), “मे”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
Newar
Etymology
From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *m/s-laj ~ s-lej.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [me]
Noun
मे • (me) ? (Newa Spelling 𑐩𑐾)
Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative scripts
Pronoun
मे
- Devanagari script form of me, enclitic genitive/dative singular of अहं (ahaṃ)
- Devanagari script form of me, enclitic instrumental/ablative singular of अहं (ahaṃ)
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- মে (Assamese script)
- ᬫᬾ (Balinese script)
- মে (Bengali script)
- 𑰦𑰸 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀫𑁂 (Brahmi script)
- မေ (Burmese script)
- મે (Gujarati script)
- ਮੇ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌮𑍇 (Grantha script)
- ꦩꦺ (Javanese script)
- 𑂧𑂵 (Kaithi script)
- ಮೇ (Kannada script)
- មេ (Khmer script)
- ເມ (Lao script)
- മേ (Malayalam script)
- ᠮᡝ (Manchu script)
- 𑘦𑘹 (Modi script)
- ᠮᠧ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧆𑧚 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐩𑐾 (Newa script)
- ମେ (Odia script)
- ꢪꢾ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆩𑆼 (Sharada script)
- 𑖦𑖸 (Siddham script)
- මෙ (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩴𑩔 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚢𑚲 (Takri script)
- மே (Tamil script)
- మే (Telugu script)
- เม (Thai script)
- མེ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒧𑒹 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨢𑨄 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology 1
From Proto-Indo-Iranian *may.[1] Cognate with Old Avestan 𐬨𐬋𐬌 (mōi), Younger Avestan 𐬨𐬉 (mē).[2]
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /mɐj/
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /meː/
Pronoun
मे • (me)
- (enclitic) dative/genitive singular of मद् (mad)
Usage notes
This can be translated in Hindi as मेरे लिए (mere lie) and मेरा (merā) & मेरी (merī).
Etymology 2
Variant of locative मयि (máyi) on the model of त्वे (tvé).[3]
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /mɐ́j/
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /meː/
Pronoun
मे • (mé) (Vedic)
- dative/locative singular of मद् (mad)
References
- ^ Kümmel, Martin Joachim (2017–2018), “Chapter XVII: Indo-Iranian”, in Klein, Jared S., Joseph, Brian D., Fritz, Matthias, editors, Handbook of Comparative and Historical Indo-European Linguistics: An International Handbook (Handbücher zur Sprach- und Kommunikationswissenschaft [Handbooks of Linguistics and Communication Science]; 41.2), Berlin; Boston: De Gruyter Mouton, →ISBN, § The morphology of Indo-Iranian, page 1904
- ^ Martínez García, Javier; de Vaan, Michiel (2014), Introduction to Avestan (Brill Introductions to Indo-European Languages; 1)[1], Brill, →ISBN, page 71
- ^ Wackernagel, Jakob (1896-1964), Altindische Grammatik [Grammar of Ancient Indian] (Indogermanische Bibliothek. 2. Reihe: Wörterbücher)[2] (in German), Vol. III: Nominalflexion – Zahlwort – Pronomen, Göttingen: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, published 1930, 228bα, pages 461-2